Creativity and Nervous System Regulation

In this workshop, we'll explore the relationship between creativity and the nervous system. We'll discuss how our bodies respond to stress, why it can be difficult to access curiosity and imagination when we're overwhelmed, and how simple practices can help us reconnect with creative flow.

Using painting and other accessible exercises, participants will experiment with creativity and it's relationship to the nervous system. No artistic experience is necessary! We will use practice and creative flow to learn the language of the nervous system by engaging our senses during the creative process.

Together, we'll explore nervous system basics, grounding practices, and the role curiosity, play, and creative expression can have in supporting regulation and well-being.

Whether you consider yourself an artist or someone who is "not that creative," this workshop offers an opportunity to experience creativity as a resource for everyday life.

James Masters is a visual artist, Polyvagal-informed facilitator, and Licensed Unity Teacher based in the Kansas City area. Their work explores the intersection of creativity, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and the human experience.

James has completed Polyvagal-informed training through the Polyvagal Institute and a Licensed Unity Teacher within the Unity Movement. Drawing from both, they help people understand the nervous system in accessible language and explore how creativity can become a practical tool for grounding, self-awareness, consciousness, and connection.

As an artist, James is best known for expressive watercolor and mixed-media work that explores themes of identity, resilience, joy, and belonging. Their teaching style warm, conversational, and experiential, creating spaces where people can be curious, creative, and fully human.

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No Divide KC, 1600 Genessee Street, Kansas City, United States

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